Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes, 1844)

Hui, Tan Heok, Peng, Kelvin Lim Kok, Huan, Liew Jia, Wei, Low Bi, Hing, Rayson Lim Bock, Beng, Jeffrey Kwik Teik & Yeo, Darren C. J., 2020, The non-native freshwater fishes of Singapore: an annotated compilation, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 68, pp. 150-195 : 159

Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes)

( Fig. 19 , EAs)

References. Herre & Myers, 1937; Le Mare, 1949 (as C t e n o p h a r y n g o d o n i d e l l u s); Tham, 1973 (as Ctenopharyngodon idellus ); Mohsin & Ambak, 1983; Yang, 1984; Lim & Ng, 1990; Munro, 1990; Public Utilities Board, 1991; Ng et al., 1993; Ng & Lim, 1997a, 1997b.

Distribution. Upper Seletar Reservoir (previously known as Seletar Reservoir; Yang, 1984).

Remarks. Herre & Myers’ (1937) record came from an experimental fish pond, and this may not have established in Singapore. Tham (1973) commented that it was the most popular fish cultured in fish ponds and the fry were imported from China. This species was reared in experimental floating cages in reservoirs as early as 1972, and subsequently used primarily for control of submerged macrophytes ( Yang, 1984).

Figures

Fig. 19. Ctenopharyngodon idella, 83.7 mm SL, trade material.